Business & Economy

Oilsands carbon liability at centre of closely watched New York fraud lawsuit

Alberta's oilsands are at the centre of a closely watched court battle in New York today. The state's attorney general is accusing Exxon Mobil of misrepresenting the risks the operations face as gover...

Oct 23, 2019

Layoffs come for recyclers after loss of city contract

Medicine Hat, AB - With the future of recycling in Medicine Hat up in the air, so is the future of approximately 18 employees at Environmental 360 Solutions who have been laid off.Last month the City ...

Oct 21, 2019 Plastic bales at Environmental 360 Solutions (Photo by Bob Schneider)

Contentious Connaught development up for council discussion on Monday

Medicine Hat, AB - For many of the residents of Connaught neighbourhood, the development of the empty city-owned lot on the corner of Primrose Drive and College Drive is a thorny subject with many opp...

Oct 19, 2019 CHAT News - Connaught neighbourhood residents discuss the proposed development on Saturday.

Broncos family member content with province’s direction on trucker safety legislation

Red Deer, AB - The sister of late Humboldt Broncos head coach Darcy Haugan says she'd be glad if the tragedy weren't used as a political football.Deborah Carpenter, who lives in Red Deer, spoke with r...

Oct 19, 2019

Alberta taking second look at changes to trucking regulations

EDMONTON - Alberta MLA's gave unanimous support to an NDP motion calling on the province to reverse a decision exempting thousands of inexperienced truck and bus drivers from mandatory entry-level tra...

Oct 17, 2019 Family members of Broncos bus crash vow to continue to fight to change Alberta trucking regulations

Business is good for downtown shops, despite provincial economic downturn

Medicine Hat, AB - It has been a tough go for city businesses affected by the economic downturn over the past three years but a number of downtown retailers say their shops are doing well.Ashley Walke...

Oct 13, 2019

Home production of cannabis a growth business

Medicine Hat, AB - With a plethora of cannabis outlets in the city, one of the world's largest marijuana production facilities being constructed and even the college offering courses on production, th...

Oct 12, 2019

70 thousand new full time jobs in September push unemployment rate down to 5.5 per cent

OTTAWA - The national statistics office says Canada's unemployment rate nudged down to 5.5 per cent in September as the economy added 54,000 net new jobs, driven by gains in full-time work. Statistics...

Olivia Thorington Oct 11, 2019 Canadian Press photo

Local real estate board welcomes changes after provincial council turfed

Medicine Hat, AB - The signs of dysfunction within the agency tasked with overseeing the real estate industry in Alberta were clear, according to the president of the Medicine Hat Real Estate Board (M...

Oct 10, 2019

Local groups worried about what provincial budget could mean

Medicine Hat, AB - In an average year, the Redcliff Public Library relies heavily on the $30,000 they receive annually from the provincial government. With just a few months left before the calendar t...

Oct 09, 2019 Redcliff Library (Photo by Ross Lavigne)